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DREAMs and CA Budget Cuts Bethany Stotts, February 2, 2010 The budget cuts—and tuition hikes—in University of California system have been hard on students there, prompting student protests and the mantra, “get more, pay less.” “We’re paying more and getting less,” Associated Press reporter Donna Gordon Blankenship quotes student “Steve Dixon, a Humboldt State University senior who heads the California State Students Association” in her February 1 article on tuition hikes across the country. According to Blankenship, “At the University of California, which has 10 campuses and about 220,000 students, in-state undergraduate fees in fall 2010 are set to reach...

Students Follow Money Trail by: Alanna Hultz, February 20, 2009 Students at the University of the District of Columbia were furious about the current proposal to increase tuition. Students have been protesting the proposal for two months by holding town hall meetings and creating petitions. Most recently students camped out at the University and have been conducting rallies to demonstrate they have an active voice and will not tolerate an increase in tuition. William Kellibrew, a senior and leader in the protest said “if you’re going to double increase in tuition, why not double services? He continued, “I suggest you...